A problem states: "There are 3 more baseballs than bats in a dugout. There are 15 bats and baseballs in the dugout in all. How many bats are there in the dugout?"
Let b represent the number of bats.
Which equation represents the situation?
A. 2(b+3)=15
B. b + 3 = 15
C. 2b + 3 = 15
D. 2b−3=15